Mutual Delight in Each Other

2 ¶ “IMy beloved° has gone° down° to his agarden°, To the bbeds° of balsam°, To cpasture° [his flock] in the gardens° And gather°dlilies°.
3 “aI am my beloved’s° and my beloved° is mine, He who bpastures° [his flock] among the lilies°.”

4 ¶ “IaYou are as beautiful° as bTirzah°, my darling°, As clovely° as dJerusalem°, As eawesome° as IIan army° with banners°.
5 “Turn° your eyes° away° from me, For they have confused° me;aYour hair° is like a flock° of goats° That have descended° from Gilead°.
6 “aYour teeth° are like a flock° of ewes° Which° have come° up from [their] washing°, All° of which° bear° twins°, And not one° among them has Ilost° her young°.
7 “aYour temples° are like a slice° of a pomegranate° Behind°° your veil°.
8 “There° are sixty°aqueens° and eighty° concubines°, And Ibmaidens° without° number°;
9 [But] amy dove°, my perfect° one°, is Iunique°: She is her mother’s°Ionly° [daughter]; She is the pure° [child] of the one who bore° her. The IIbmaidens° saw° her and called° her blessed°, The cqueens° and the concubines° [also], and they praised° her, [saying],

10 ¶ ‘Who° is this° that Igrows° like° the dawn°, As beautiful° as the full°amoon°, As pure°bas the sun°, As cawesome° as IIan army° with banners°?’
11 “I went° down° to the orchard° of nut° trees° To see° the blossoms° of the valley°, To see° whether athe vine° had budded° [Or] the bpomegranates° had bloomed°.
12 “Before I was aware°, my soul° set° me [Over] the chariots° of Imy noble° people°.”

The Church professeth her faith in Christ.

1 ¶ Whither² is thy belovedº gone,ºª O thou fairestº among women?º whither² is thy belovedº turned aside?ºª that we may seekºª him with² thee. 2 My belovedº is gone downºª into his garden,º to the bedsº of spices,º to feedºª in the gardens,º and to gatherºª lilies.º3 I² [am] my beloved's,º and my belovedº [is] mine: he feedethºª among the lilies.º

and his love towards her.

10 ¶ Who² [is] she² [that] looketh forthºª as the morning,º fairº as the moon,º clearº as the sun,º [and] terribleº as [an army] with banners?ºª11 I went downºª into² the gardenº of nutsº to seeºª the fruitsº of the valley,º [and] to seeºª whether the vineº flourished,ºª [and] the pomegranatesº budded.ºª12 Or ever² I was aware,ºª my soulº madeºª me [like] the chariotsº of Amminadib.¹²²13 Return,ºª return,ºª O Shulamite;º return,ºª return,ºª that we may lookºª upon thee. What² will ye seeºª in the Shulamite?º As it were the companyº of two armies.º